The architect when asked the inevitable 'when will the net zero home be done?' or some such query, he quietly gives the Gallic shrug and admits he isn't quite sure. He sometimes enjoys referring to this new trend called 'slow architecture'. This is a design that was pondered and massaged for two years. The details were tweaked and toyed with to achieve a pleasing balance that is subtle. It is a harmonic grouping of systems: heating; cooling; plumbing; lighting; aesthetics holistically working together. Its construction is very much sourced from local construction companies, and built in some phases by the architect and helper but in most cases, built by local tradesmen.
Bob ordered in mid June 2010 the masonry blocks from a local cement company in the County and had them delivered close to and around the construction site. Our site was filled with a variety of Juniper trees and they had to be chopped down to allow for the cement block delivery.
Our local sand and gravel company delivered sand to back fill the eastern area of the footprint in and around the architect's studio and greenhouse. The stage was set for the arrival of the Mason and his crew.
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